Extended playing surface apparatus for table tennis

a technology of extended playing surface and table tennis, which is applied in the field of table tennis or ping pong, can solve the problems of limited innovation in the standard game of table tennis, and in particular, and achieve the effects of uniform rebounding properties, greater variety of angled shots, and the same elasticity

US8915805B2Inactive Publication Date: 2014-12-23MIND SLAM
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US · United States
Patent Type
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Publication Date
2014-12-23
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Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide an extended playing surface for paddle / racquet-based games, in particular table tennis. A playing surface is provided comprising four curved rebounding surfaces each with a vertical rebounding side wall configured so that two curved surfaces attach or extend on each side of a substantially horizontal playing surface thereby forming a continuous rebounding playing surface. A net is positioned perpendicular to the length of the horizontal playing surface at its mid point, allowing two or more opposing players to use the curved, vertical sidewall and horizontal surfaces as rebounding surfaces to serve, return and rally a spherical target object over the net.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The field of this invention relates to table tennis or ping pong and variations of the game thereof. Currently, table tennis is played on a flat rectangular surface. The official dimensions of a table tennis table are a flat rectangular table positioned 2 feet 6-inches above the ground, with a 5-foot width, 9-foot length, a 6-inch net positioned midway between the length of the table having a 6-inch overhang on each side. The International Table Tennis Federation “ITTF” and the USA Table Tennis organization maintain the official rules of Table Tennis. The official USA Table Tennis rules are hereby incorporated by reference herein. The official USA Table Tennis rules are publicly distributed at http: / / www.teamusa.org / USA-Table-Tennis / Rules.aspx and at the time of this writing were last updated Sep. 1, 2010.

[0002] There has been very limited innovation in the standard game of table tennis, and in particular, the surface on which the game itself is playe...

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[0039]FIG. 1 shows a perspective of an embodiment of the extended table tennis playing surface apparatus. FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1. Horizontal section 101 is comparable to a standard table tennis playing surface. Curved sections 102 are provided across from each other on opposite sides of the horizontal section 101. FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the curved section 102 for extending the table tennis playing surface 101. Curved section 102 has a predetermined length, in this case a length chosen to be less than the length of the horizontal section 101. The first edge 108 and the second edge 109 of the curved section are both perpendicular to said central axis. The third edge 106 and the fourth edge 107 are equal to said predetermined length, and both parallel to said central axis. The interior surface of said concave curved section is designed to rebound a table tennis ball. A second surface on the exterior of said concave curved section ...